Connecticut Natural Gas Explained

Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation
Type:Subsidiary of Avangrid
Location:East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Key People:James P. Torgerson, President & CEO of UIL Holdings Corporation
Area Served:Greater Hartford and Greater Greenwich, Connecticut
Industry:Natural Gas
Predecessor:Hartford City Light

Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) is a natural gas distribution company that delivers natural gas and energy services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the Greater Hartford area and Greenwich, Connecticut areas. CNG is a subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corporation, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

CNG's service territory in Connecticut includes the cities of Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut, as well as the communities of Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Canton, East Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Unionville, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor in Hartford County; Hebron and Mansfield in Tolland County; Portland in Middlesex County and Greenwich in lower Fairfield County.

The relocation of CNG's headquarters from Adrien's Landing to East Hartford cost $37 million which was paid for by the state.[2] The move was controversial because the contractor chosen to do the job (Tomasso Group) had a corrupt relationship with then Governor John G. Rowland, who was overseeing the development of Adrien's Landing, that eventually cost him his job.[3] Tomasso Group principal Angelo Tomasso Jr. also served on the CNG board at the time.[4]

Workers union

Employees at CNG are represented by Connecticut Independent Utility Workers.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Varnon . Rob . UI parent buys local gas companies in $1.29B deal . 16 May 2020 . Stamford Advocate . 26 May 2010 . en-US.
  2. News: FBI probe focuses on CNG relocation in Adriaen's Landing project . News 12 Connecticut . 22 May 2019 . en . 1 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001140713/http://connecticut.news12.com/story/34861651/fbi-probe-focuses-on-cng-relocation-in-adriaens-landing-project . dead .
  3. News: Leigh Cowan . Alison . Connecticut Official and State Contractor Are Each Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison . The New York Times . 22 May 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: WHIPPLE . SCOTT . Construction icon leaving world of concrete . Middletown Press . Hearst Connecticut Media . 3 June 2019 . en.